Nearest-color comparison

Antique White vs Canvas

Antique White and Canvas are different orange and yellow colors with HEX values #FAEBD7 and #F4EBD0. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 9.2, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Antique White and Canvas are very close colors. Antique White is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.02:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Antique White#FAEBD7

Canvas#F4EBD0

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Antique White and Canvas across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance9.2

Pair contrast1.02:1

Luminance delta0.0145

Hue delta11 deg

Lighter colorAntique White

More saturatedAntique White

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Antique White

Antique White is #FAEBD7, a warm orange color with light and pastel character. Compared with Canvas, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FAEBD7 RGB250, 235, 215 HSL34, 78, 91 CMYK0, 6, 14, 2 Luminance0.8465 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

yellow color

Canvas

Canvas is #F4EBD0, a warm yellow color with light character. Compared with Antique White, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for neutral systems, backgrounds, and editorial typography, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#F4EBD0 RGB244, 235, 208 HSL45, 62, 89 CMYK0, 4, 15, 4 Luminance0.832 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Antique White or Canvas

Choose Antique WhiteAntique White is better when the design needs light and pastel orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FAEBD7.

Choose CanvasCanvas is better when the design needs light yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F4EBD0.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyAntique WhiteCanvas

HEX#FAEBD7#F4EBD0

RGB250, 235, 215244, 235, 208

HSL34, 78, 9145, 62, 89

CMYK0, 6, 14, 20, 4, 15, 4

FamilyOrangeYellow

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneLight, PastelLight

Luminance0.84650.832

Black contrast17.93:117.64:1

White contrast1.17:11.19:1

Shared tonesLight

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Antique Whiteblack text - 17.93:1

Canvasblack text - 17.64:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Antique White#FAEBD7

Canvas#F4EBD0

White#FFFFFF

#D6E6FA#D6E6FA

#D2DAF4#D2DAF4

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "slug": "antique-white",
    "name": "Antique White",
    "hex": "#FAEBD7",
    "rgb": [
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      235,
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    "hsl": [
      34,
      78,
      91
    ],
    "cmyk": [
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      14,
      2
    ],
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    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
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      "pastel"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.8465,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 17.93,
      "white": 1.17
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
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        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.93
    },
    "description": "Antique White is #FAEBD7, a warm orange color with light and pastel character. Compared with Canvas, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/antique-white/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-white.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "canvas",
    "name": "Canvas",
    "hex": "#F4EBD0",
    "rgb": [
      244,
      235,
      208
    ],
    "hsl": [
      45,
      62,
      89
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      4,
      15,
      4
    ],
    "family": "yellow",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "light"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.832,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 17.64,
      "white": 1.19
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.64
    },
    "description": "Canvas is #F4EBD0, a warm yellow color with light character. Compared with Antique White, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for neutral systems, backgrounds, and editorial typography, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/canvas/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/canvas.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 9.2,
  "contrastRatio": 1.02,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 11,
    "saturation": 16,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0145,
  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "light"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Antique White",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Antique White"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.02,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Antique White",
      "background": "#FAEBD7",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.93
    },
    {
      "color": "Canvas",
      "background": "#F4EBD0",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.64
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Antique White is better when the design needs light and pastel orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FAEBD7.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Canvas is better when the design needs light yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F4EBD0.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/antique-white-vs-canvas.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-white.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/canvas.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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